Shoppers headed back to the mall the day after Christmas to cash in on post-holiday sales and make returns.

Shoppers headed back to the mall the day after Christmas to cash in on post-holiday sales and make returns.

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Updated: 2:09 PM EST Dec 26, 2013

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WEBVTT AND SOUTH JEFFERSON IN NEWCASTLE. IF YOU HAVE INFORMATION, POLICE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU RIGHT AWAY. IF YOU THINK WE'RE DONE WITH THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING, THINK AGAIN. AS REPORTER AMBER NICOTRA FOUND OUT, RETAILERS ARE PUSHING THOSE POST-HOLIDAY SALES. Reporter: WHAT A DIFFERENCE A FEW DAYS MAKES. JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS THIS PLACE WAS PACKED. TODAY, THOUGH, IN SPITE OF ALL THE HOT SALES, IT APPEARS MOST SHOPPERS ARE WAITING TO MAKE THOSE RETURNS, AND IT COULD BE BECAUSE OF ALL THAT MORNING SNOW. BEFORE THE SUN WAS UP, THE SNOW STARTED TO FALL, AND IT WOULDN'T STOP. CREWS WERE OUT TREATING THE ROADS THAT WERE SHEETS OF ICE COVERED IN SNOW AND SLUSH. AND SHOPPERS WHO WERE PLANNING TO HIT THE ARE SOS EARLY TO MAKE RETURNS AND CASH IN ON THOSE AFTER-CHRISTMAS DEALS WERE DELAYED A BIT. WELL, WE WERE GOING TO COME OUT EARLY BECAUSE I LIKE TO BUY SHOES SO I COME EARLY FOR THE RELEASES. WE WERE PLANNING ON COMING AT 5:00 IN THE MORNING BUT WE ENDED UP GETTING HERE AT 7:00. Reporter: THE SHOPPERS WHO GOT HERE EARLY SAY THEY'RE GLAD THEY DID. GETTING A JUMP START ON THE ST SALES WITHOUT HAVING TO FIGHT THE CROWDS. I WAS UP AT 6:00. THEY WERE OPEN AT 7:00. DECIDED TO RUN OUT HERE EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS SNOW BUT NOBODY'S HERE. Reporter: WITH DISCOUNTS AS MUCH AS 60% OFF, SHOPPERS SAY THIS IS THE TIME TO SHOP. THERE ARE NOT THAT MANY SALES. I WAS HERE LAST WEEK AND I GOT SOME STUFF. THERE WASN'T AS NICE OF STUFF TODAY. I LOVE THE CROWDS. THAT'S THE FUN OF IT. YOU'VE GOT TO FIGHT FOR THE DEAL. Reporter: STORES OPENED EARLY AND PLAN TO BE BUSY ALL DAY WITH SHOPPERS MAKING RETURNS. THE QUIET START A WELCOME FOR THOSE WHO BEAT THE CROWDS. I LIKE IT WHEN THERE'S NO ONE HERE. YOU FIND A PLACE TO PARK. YOU CAN GO DIRECTLY WHERE YOU WANT TO GO. GET WHAT YOU NEED TO EXCHANGE AND GET BACK OUT AGAIN. I LIKE IT THAT WAY. Reporter: AND THAT EMPTY SANTA CHAIR, ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF HOW THINGS HAVE CHANGED IN THE LAST FEW DAYS. WE'RE TOLD, THOUGH, THE MALL IS EXPECTED TO GET BUSIER LATER

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Shoppers headed back to the mall the day after Christmas to cash in on post-holiday sales and make returns.